Clear Creek vs Peel

Peel is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 56 in Clear Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Peel: a median of $838,000, against $450,000 in Clear Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Clear Creek tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Peel suits families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Peel

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 68%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Peel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($362,000 vs $1,000,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)
  • But Clear Creek has cheaper houses ($450,000 vs $837,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Clear Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $410/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Clear Creek sits closer to the CBD (211.2 km vs 222.2 km)
  • Peel is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Clear Creek has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • Peel is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Clear Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.5% vs -11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Clear Creek and Peel drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Clear Creek Peel
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Clear Creek Peel
Walkability 0 / 10
Clear Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Peel — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 84 / 85
Clear Creek — Safety: 84/100 Peel — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 54 / 84
Clear Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100 Peel — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Peel has more residents (256 vs 115); Peel rents higher ($410/wk vs $300/wk).

Clear Creek Peel
Population 115 256
+123% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.5% -11.7%
Median age 56 41
Median household income $100,048/yr $124,748/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $410/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clear Creek Peel
0-4 — / 7.4%
Clear Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Peel — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 9.6% / 15.2%
Clear Creek — 5-14: 9.6% Peel — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 7.8% / 9.0%
Clear Creek — 15-19: 7.8% Peel — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 2.6% / 5.9%
Clear Creek — 20-24: 2.6% Peel — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 7.8% / 5.1%
Clear Creek — 25-34: 7.8% Peel — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 8.7% / 18.4%
Clear Creek — 35-44: 8.7% Peel — 35-44: 18.4%
45-54 8.7% / 14.1%
Clear Creek — 45-54: 8.7% Peel — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 23.5% / 13.3%
Clear Creek — 55-64: 23.5% Peel — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 16.5% / 10.9%
Clear Creek — 65-74: 16.5% Peel — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 7.0% / 4.7%
Clear Creek — 75-84: 7.0% Peel — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Clear Creek — 85+: not among its largest Peel — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clear Creek 57.1% couple families
Clear Creek — Couple Families: 57.1% Clear Creek — Lone Person: 32.1% Clear Creek — One Parent Families: 10.7%
Peel 72.4% couple families
Peel — Couple Families: 72.4% Peel — Lone Person: 20.7% Peel — One Parent Families: 6.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clear Creek 11.1% renting
Clear Creek — Owned Outright: 51.1% Clear Creek — Mortgage: 37.8% Clear Creek — Renting: 11.1%
Peel 3.5% renting
Peel — Owned Outright: 41.2% Peel — Mortgage: 55.3% Peel — Renting: 3.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Clear Creek Peel
England 3.5% / 2.7%
Clear Creek — England: 3.5% Peel — England: 2.7%
Scotland — / 2.3%
Clear Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Peel — Scotland: 2.3%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Clear Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Peel — New Zealand: 1.6%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Clear Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Peel — Netherlands: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Clear Creek Peel
Certificate III & IV 28.7% / 22.3%
Clear Creek — Certificate III & IV: 28.7% Peel — Certificate III & IV: 22.3%
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 14.1%
Clear Creek — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Peel — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 8.2%
Clear Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Peel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 5.9%
Clear Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Peel — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.5%
Clear Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Peel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clear Creek 100.0% houses
Clear Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Peel 100.0% houses
Peel — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Clear Creek Peel
Median house price $450,000 $837,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,000,000 $362,000

Zoning mix

Clear Creek Peel
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Clear Creek Peel
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Clear Creek Peel
House price Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Peel is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Clear Creek Peel
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Clear Creek carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 16).

Clear Creek Peel
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Clear Creek Peel
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Clear Creek Peel
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 11 12

Mobility

Peel sits further from the CBD (222.2 km vs 211.2 km).

Clear Creek Peel
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 211.2 km 222.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 188 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Clear Creek Peel
Car (driver) 67.2% / 72.3%
Clear Creek — Car (driver): 67.2% Peel — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 25.9% / 20.6%
Clear Creek — Worked from Home: 25.9% Peel — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 4.3%
Clear Creek — Car (passenger): 6.9% Peel — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only — / 2.8%
Clear Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Peel — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Clear Creek Peel
Elevation 741 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 725 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clear Creek Peel
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 0%
99 premises

Climate

Clear Creek Peel
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Clear Creek Peel
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Clear Creek Peel
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Clear Creek Peel
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clear Creek Peel
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clear Creek

Affordable Rural

Peel

Family Rural

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